Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) Working tirelessy over 12 years, Srila Prabhupada managed to write over 70 volumes of books - translations of Vedic scriptures into English and extensive commentaries on them. Established in 1972 for publishing Srila Prabhupada's works, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) has become the world's largest publisher and distributor of books on Indian philosophy and religion. To date, the BBT has published over 500 million books and magazines in more than 60 languages.